Obituary
Below is the entire, verbatim text of the obituary written for my grandpa by his pastor. Pastor Hoffstetter had help from our family but also personally knew grandpa quite well. It was read at his funeral service and printed in the service bulletin.
Wilbert Raymond Peetz was born in the family home near Tilsit, Missouri on September 23rd in the year of our Lord 1924, the second child of Edwin A. and Emilie Voges Peetz.
He was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at St. James Evangelical Church in Tilsit on October 19th, 1924 by the Rev. Johannes Viehe. He was then confirmed at St. James by the Rev. F. W. Weltze on April 2, 1939. He was again confirmed by the Rev. Channing Miller when he became a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gordonville, Missouri on July 25, 1948 where he remained a faithful member for the rest of his life.
He was raised west of Gordonville and attended grade school in Tilsit and High School in Gordonville and Vo-Tech and HVAC schools in Jackson.
In December of 1944, Wib was inducted into the United States Army and saw action in the Phillippines. He was honorably discharged in November of 1946 with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
On October 5, 1947 Wilbert Raymond Peetz was united in Holy Matrimony to Dorothy Lee Winkler at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. The Lord blessed their union with two children: Darryl Keith [my uncle] and Alice Jane [known here as Meemaw].
During his life, Wib was self-employed. He was a farmer, owning and operating an Angus cattle farm west of Gordonville, where he also raised Christmas trees. It is said that he would give away as many trees as he sold. He was also an able carpenter. He was fond of pointing out the more than one hundred homes that he had helped to build over the years, in addition to many of the farm buildings he had built and homes he had remodeled.
Over the years, Wib was very active in the Christ Lutheran congregation where he served on the Boards of Trustees, Elders, and Finance, and as Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 158 for over 50 years. He had also served as a Boy Scout leader.
Wib enjoyed bird hunting, camping, traveling, and fishing with his grandchildren. But most of all he liked to visit with people. He would go on long walks. This is not to say that he would go very far, but that he would often stop and talk to people.
The Lord in His wisdom and mercy called Wilbert Raymond Peetz from this life on Sunday, December 2, 2007, having granted him a pilgrimage through this world of 83 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
Wib was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Emilie Peetz; by two brothers, Clarence and Eldon Peetz, and by one grandson, Andrew.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy of their home in Jackson; by their son Darryl and his wife Joy Peetz of Shawneetown, Missouri; by their daughter, Janie and her husband Walter Ross, of Indianapolis, Indiana; by one brother, Junior Peetz; three sisters Ruby Sander, Helen Moll, and Bernice Overbeck; by three grandchildren: Claire, Christian, and Joshua; by two great-grandchildren, Isaac and Jacob; and by many other relatives, friends, and neighbors.
Following this service, burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery after which you are invited to join the family in fellowship at the Parish Hall of Zion Lutheran Church which is located 7/10ths of a mile south on State Highway 25 at County Road 229.
His newspaper obituary can be read here, though I don't think it quite captures Grandpa as well, and they misspelled Meemaw's married name.
Wilbert Raymond Peetz was born in the family home near Tilsit, Missouri on September 23rd in the year of our Lord 1924, the second child of Edwin A. and Emilie Voges Peetz.
He was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at St. James Evangelical Church in Tilsit on October 19th, 1924 by the Rev. Johannes Viehe. He was then confirmed at St. James by the Rev. F. W. Weltze on April 2, 1939. He was again confirmed by the Rev. Channing Miller when he became a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gordonville, Missouri on July 25, 1948 where he remained a faithful member for the rest of his life.
He was raised west of Gordonville and attended grade school in Tilsit and High School in Gordonville and Vo-Tech and HVAC schools in Jackson.
In December of 1944, Wib was inducted into the United States Army and saw action in the Phillippines. He was honorably discharged in November of 1946 with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
On October 5, 1947 Wilbert Raymond Peetz was united in Holy Matrimony to Dorothy Lee Winkler at Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville. The Lord blessed their union with two children: Darryl Keith [my uncle] and Alice Jane [known here as Meemaw].
During his life, Wib was self-employed. He was a farmer, owning and operating an Angus cattle farm west of Gordonville, where he also raised Christmas trees. It is said that he would give away as many trees as he sold. He was also an able carpenter. He was fond of pointing out the more than one hundred homes that he had helped to build over the years, in addition to many of the farm buildings he had built and homes he had remodeled.
Over the years, Wib was very active in the Christ Lutheran congregation where he served on the Boards of Trustees, Elders, and Finance, and as Sunday School Superintendent. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 158 for over 50 years. He had also served as a Boy Scout leader.
Wib enjoyed bird hunting, camping, traveling, and fishing with his grandchildren. But most of all he liked to visit with people. He would go on long walks. This is not to say that he would go very far, but that he would often stop and talk to people.
The Lord in His wisdom and mercy called Wilbert Raymond Peetz from this life on Sunday, December 2, 2007, having granted him a pilgrimage through this world of 83 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
Wib was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Emilie Peetz; by two brothers, Clarence and Eldon Peetz, and by one grandson, Andrew.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Dorothy of their home in Jackson; by their son Darryl and his wife Joy Peetz of Shawneetown, Missouri; by their daughter, Janie and her husband Walter Ross, of Indianapolis, Indiana; by one brother, Junior Peetz; three sisters Ruby Sander, Helen Moll, and Bernice Overbeck; by three grandchildren: Claire, Christian, and Joshua; by two great-grandchildren, Isaac and Jacob; and by many other relatives, friends, and neighbors.
Following this service, burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery after which you are invited to join the family in fellowship at the Parish Hall of Zion Lutheran Church which is located 7/10ths of a mile south on State Highway 25 at County Road 229.
His newspaper obituary can be read here, though I don't think it quite captures Grandpa as well, and they misspelled Meemaw's married name.
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